Video: Portland Spanish Immersion First-Graders Learn Muy Rapido

Maine Public Broadcasting - Robbie Feinberg "When Pedro Zamarro teaches [...]

June 9th, 2016|Categories: Bilingual, Education, Empathy, Global Economy, Language Immersion, Literacy, Problem-solving, Skills, Spanish, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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‘Maker Spaces’ and Literacy Instruction: Playing With Story

Education Week - Jackie Zubrzycki "Is storytelling a kind of [...]

June 9th, 2016|Categories: Creativity, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, Maker Movement, Making, STEM, Stories|Tags: Education, School|

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Green Eggs, Ham And Metaphysics: Teaching Hard Ideas With Children’s Books

NPR - Byrd Pinkerton "What is language? What is beauty? [...]

June 5th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Language, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The Global Search for Education: How to Cultivate Young Readers

Education World - Cathy Rubin "Summer is coming. Book lists [...]

June 1st, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, literature, News, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Through The Looking Glass: How Children’s Books Have Grown Up

NPR - Byrd Pinkerton "It might seem totally obvious: Children [...]

May 10th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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5 Heartbreaking Consequences When You Don’t Read to Your Baby

The Parent Herald - Staff Writer "Should you read to [...]

April 30th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Reading Difficulties, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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5 Ways To Raise A Child Who Likes To Read

Parent Herald - Diane Palmer "The habit of reading is [...]

April 21st, 2016|Categories: Books, Childhood Education, Children, Literacy, Parenting, Parents, Reading|Tags: Education, School|

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How to teach … Shakespeare

The Guardian - Zofia Niemtus "Studying one of the world’s [...]

April 18th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The U.S. workforce lags behind its international counterparts

Thomas B. Fordham Institute - Darien Wynn "A recent study [...]

April 7th, 2016|Categories: Graduates, High School, Literacy, Numeracy, Problem-solving, Skills, Standards, Students, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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The Importance of Bilingual Education

U.S. Dept. of Education - John B. King, Jr. "We [...]

March 30th, 2016|Categories: Bilingual, biliteracy, California, Cognitive Development, Employment, Literacy, Multilingual, Problem-solving, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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